What the Future of Critterz Signals for Scaling Story with AI

Jordan P. Kelley, Content Director, BrandStorytelling Want weekly exclusive brand storytelling content like this direct to your inbox? Subscribe  to the Brand Storytelling Newsletter. When creative technologist and brand storytelling veteran Nik Kleverov rolled the short version of Critterz at BrandStorytelling's Elevate retreat in 2023 alongside his agency Native Foreign, few might have anticipated the next chapter: a full-length feature collaboration with OpenAI and Vertigo Films. The...

Brands as Story Engines: Five Strategic Takeaways from BrandStorytelling at MIPCOM 2025

Jordan P. Kelley, Content Director, BrandStorytelling Want weekly exclusive brand storytelling content like this direct to your inbox? Subscribe  to the Brand Storytelling Newsletter. Last week in Cannes, the BrandStorytelling Summit at MIPCOM 2025 (October 13th & 14th) convened an expert group of brands, filmmakers, agencies, studios and distributors to lay out the blueprint for how brand-funded entertainment is entering its most operational phase. Participants included: Kim Miller  (Global...

No Strategy? No Story.

Done right, content marketing is about combining: the art of advertising the craft of storytelling, and the science of digital marketing. Content Marketing is...